passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
inspection; checking (goods, products)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(doing something) regardless of expense
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
inland districts; inland areas
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
transport; transportation
periodic; regular; routine
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to take; to catch; to capture
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be expensive; to be costly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
trial; judgement; judgment
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)